The Alabama Department of Public Health is looking to launch a new statewide initiative to shield the state’s youth from tobacco and secondhand smoke dangers. This effort seeks the involvement of local organizations through education, policy, and community outreach.
With the school year in full swing, the department emphasizes the urgency of this campaign. They are urging local communities to help keep tobacco away from students.
“Studies have shown that nearly 90% of adults who start smoking daily began before they turned 18,” said Antone Robinson Jr., Youth Tobacco Program Manager at the Alabama Department of Public Health. “So we’re trying to reach people before they get to adulthood, where the problem becomes even harder to combat.”…